Full-Time

Community-Based Trauma Clinician

Community Services Team

Updated on 9/4/2026

LUK

LUK

Behavioral health and youth services

Compensation Overview

$66k - $82.5k/yr

Fitchburg, MA, USA

In Person

The role is community/home-based and includes work in homes, clinics, and other appropriate settings.

Master's

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Requirements
  • A master's degree in mental health, psychology, social work, family therapy, or substance abuse counseling is required.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with youth who have experienced trauma and their families is required.
  • Strong clinical skills and knowledge of evidence-based trauma treatments are required.
  • A demonstrated commitment to empowering youth and families to realize their potential is required.
  • The ability to incorporate the agency philosophy of systemic thinking is required.
  • The ability to work independently and collaboratively on a team is required.
  • A demonstrated ability to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships is required.
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with youth, families, and the Care Coordinator to develop and deliver integrated treatment.
  • Provide individual and group counseling and family support to children, youth, and caregivers in home-based settings.
  • Perform intake interviews and investigate histories using appropriate collateral resources.
  • Complete comprehensive assessments based on families' concerns, strengths, desires, and needs to support youths' continued tenure and participation in the community.
  • Partner with youth, families, and team members to develop Individual Action Plans, establish goals, monitor services, and evaluate progress.
  • Provide psychoeducation to youth and families.
  • Deliver family treatment and support interventions designed to teach skills and competencies that help youth and families overcome challenges.
  • Provide crisis management and intervention as appropriate.
  • Facilitate discharge planning and aftercare for youth and families when appropriate.
  • Attend division and team meetings and scheduled agency trainings.
  • Facilitate or assist with psychoeducational groups for youth and families.
  • Facilitate or assist with parent educational opportunities for families.
  • Maintain certification in evidence-based models for working with youth and families, such as ARC Grow.
  • Assist with internal reports and reports for the program funder.
  • Provide services consistent with the agency's mission, vision, and values.

LUK is a Central Massachusetts human-services nonprofit. It provides behavioral health, crisis, foster care, youth development, prevention, and family support programs. Its services assist children, young people, adults, and families navigating mental health, safety, placement, or community challenges. The organization combines clinicians, case managers, residential and community staff, program coordinators, peer support, quality, fundraising, and administration. Work spans counseling, case management, crisis support, youth services, foster care, residential work, and program operations.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LUK won Nashoba Valley community funding on March 5, 2026 to expand suicide-prevention training.
  • LUK's August 11, 2026 back-to-school outreach strengthens donor visibility and referral pipelines.
  • The July 22, 2026 memorial scholarship deepens foster-care ties and supports youth-service fundraising.

What critics are saying

  • LUK depends on grants and public funding; federal or state cuts hit programs in 2027.
  • Local nonprofits like Community Healthlink and YMCA youth programs compete for the same referrals and dollars.
  • A loss of municipal contracts or reimbursement funding would force program closures and layoffs quickly.

What makes LUK unique

  • LUK, Inc. serves Central Massachusetts with prevention, intervention, education, and support services.
  • CEO Beth Barto gained statewide influence after becoming Association for Behavioral Healthcare treasurer on August 3, 2026.
  • LUK secured $5.7 million federal funding in January 2026 for mental and behavioral health services.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options